This side event will showcase Tuvalu's first Health National Adaptation Plan and its costed, inclusive roadmap for transforming climate evidence into action to build a resilient, sustainable and low-carbon health system. Tuvalu is on the frontline of climate change, with rising temperatures, sea-level rise and extreme weather threatening health, essential services and the resilience of its health system. This side event will present Tuvalu's first Health National Adaptation Plan (2026-2030), an evidence-based and costed roadmap for building a climate-resilient, sustainable and low-carbon health system. WHO provided technical and financial support for the development of the HNAP. The session will share how Tuvalu translated findings from its national health vulnerability and adaptation assessment into practical priorities for governance, workforce development, surveillance and early warning systems, climate-resilient health facilities, emergency preparedness and sustainable financing. It will highlight Tuvalu's whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, grounded in climate science, local knowledge and the experiences of communities across its nine islands. The event will also explore opportunities for partnership and investment to move the plan from policy to implementation, while ensuring that women, children, older people, people with disabilities and remote island communities are not left behind. Tuvalu's experience will offer practical lessons for strengthening climate-resilient health systems across Pacific Small Island Developing States.

Venue

Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion

Speakers

Minister for Climate Change and Environment, Tuvalu, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Tuvalu, Senior WHO representative (tbc), Dr Berlin Kafoa, SPC